Uncle Johnnys Texas Pecan Cake Recipes

TEXAS PECAN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F. Beat butter and sugar with a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Stir together baking powder, salt, and 3 1/2 cups of the flour in a bowl. Gradually add flour mixture and lemon extract to butter mixture, beating on medium speed until just combined. Stir together pecans, raisins, and remaining 1/2 cup flour in a separate bowl; stir into batter until combined.
• Coat a 10-inch tube pan with baking spray with flour. Spoon batter into prepared pan. Bake in preheated oven until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, 1 hour, 15 minutes to 1 hour, 30 minutes. Cool in pan 15 minutes. Remove from pan; let cool completely on a wire rack, about 1 hour.

TEXAS PECAN CAKE RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• 1. Cream the butter and sugar. 2. Add eggs and beat well. 3. Add lemon extract and blend. 4. Sift the dry ingredients together and add to creamed mixture. 5. Stir in fruit and nuts. 6. Bake in tube pan for 2 hours at 300 degrees F.

TEXAS PECAN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Grease and flour a 10 inch tube pan or bundt pan.
• Cream butter in a large mixing bowl; gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Sift 3 1/2 cups flour and baking powder together, reserving 1/2 cup flour.
• Gradually add to creamed mixture alternately with lemon extract, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
• Beat well after each addition (the batter will be quite thick).
• Dredge pecans and raisins in remaining 1/2 cup flour; stir into batter.
• Spoon batter into prepared pan.
• Bake for 1 3/4 hours or until cake tests done with a toothpick.
• Cool in pan 15 minutes.
• Turn out onto cooling rack and let cool completely before serving.

TEXAS PECAN CANDY CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9 inch tube pan with a removable bottom.
• Combine cherries, pineapple, and dates; sprinkle with flour, and toss to coat. Add pecans and coconut; mix thoroughly by tossing. Stir in the sweetened condensed milk, mixing well. Spoon into prepared pan, and smooth the top.
• Bake for 1 1/2 hours. Cool the cake in pan on a wire rack. When completely cool, remove from pan. Wrap in foil tightly. Refrigerate. Cut cake when cold.

UNCLE JOHNNY'S TEXAS PECAN CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Cream together brown sugar and margarine or butter. Add egg yolks. Reserve egg whites for Step 5.
• 2. Dredge fruit in 2 cups of the flour.
• 3. Mix baking powder and remaining two cups of flour, and add to sugar and egg batter.
• 4. Stir in fruit mixture from Step 2.
• 5. Beat egg whites to a soft peak and fold in.
• 6. Pour into either a prepared 13 x 9 pan or Bundt pan, sprayed with cooking spray.
• 7. Bake at 225 degrees for 3 to 3-1/2 hours, considering not all ovens were created equal. ;)
• 8. Enjoy a big ol' hunk of Texas goodness with a large dollop of your favorite vanilla ice cream. Mmm-mmm good! ;)